Lamar redshirt junior Osas Ebomwonyi has not met NCAA academic standards and is off the basketball team, coach Pat Knight said Thursday.

"(Ebomwonyi) was already suspended for team rules, came back for one day, got his (fall semester) grades back and flunked off the team," Knight said. "So he's done."

Knight said the native of Nigera and Plfugerville graduate will retain his scholarship to finish the spring semester, but cannot use any more of his student-athlete eligibility on the basketball team.

"If he has any eligibility left, it won't be here," Knight said.

Ebomwonyi, who had 63 blocks last season, had not played a game since the Cardinals played IUPUI on Nov. 20. His high-point last season came in the Southland Conference Tournament championship game against McNeese State, when he recorded a career-high nine points in addition to nine rebounds and six blocks.

According to NCAA rules, Division I athletes must complete 80 percent of required coursework required for a degree by the end of their fourth year, earn at least six credit hours each semester to be eligible for the following term and must meet a minimum grade-point average related to an institution's own standards.

Through five games played this season, the 6-11 forward recorded a total of 12 rebounds, six blocks and eight points.